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US Gov't Orders 73,000 Private Websites Offline

Posted by Soulskill on from the one-fell-swoop dept.

joeszilagyi sends this excerpt from TorrentFreak: "... according to the owner of a free WordPress platform which hosts more than 73,000 blogs, his network of sites has been completely shut down on the orders of the authorities. Blogetery.com has been with host BurstNet for 7 months, but on Friday July 9th the site disappeared. ... Due to the fact that the authorities aren't sharing information and BurstNet are sworn to secrecy, it is proving almost impossible to confirm the exact reason why Blogetery has been completely taken down. The owner does, however, admit to handling many copyright-related cease and desists in the past, albeit in a timely manner as the DMCA requires."

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  1. yaay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Once the Internet kill switch is in place, the government will be able to take out the entire Internet at once without having to go after sites piecemeal like this. I wonder who will be the first President to kill the Internet in an election year to keep their opponents from organizing and getting their message out.

  2. Re:I would like to help, but why kid myself by AthleteMusicianNerd · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, the Campaign for Liberty is growing. Rand Paul got the nomination for the Senate. Ron Paul beats out Barack Obama in polls for President today.

    People should see that the 2008 disaster was held off until just after Barack Obama and McCain got elected. Had the crisis happened one year earlier, and Ron Paul got Barack Obama treatment...Paul would have won easily. He's been calling these cronies and thugs out for 30+years!

    And yes, the Tea Party which started with the Campaign for Liberty. Not the one CNN portrays it as.

    Start supporting these events in your area, and donate even if it's a small amount. Get all your friends to donate too.